WHO 中医术语标准 西太平洋地区.doc

Code Term Chinese Definition/Description P 47 1.7.0 Mechanism of Disease 1.7.1 mechanism of disease 病机 the mechanism by which disease arises and develops, the same as pathogenesis 1.7.2 theory of mechanism of disease 病机学说 the theory that deals with the mechanism by which disease arises and develops 1.7.3 location of disease 病位 the part of the body affected by a disease 1.7.4 nature of disease 病性 the heat, cold, excess or deficency quality of a disease 1.7.5 disease pattern 病证 summarization of the cause, nature and location of the pathological change at a certain stages of disease 1.7.6 struggle between the heathy qi and pathogenic qi 正邪相争 the basic mechanism of disease in which any disease is considered as the process of struggle between the heathy qi and pathogenic qi 1.7.7 exuberance and debilitation of the heathy qi or pathogenic qi 邪正盛衰； 邪正消长 the key factor that determines the process of disease and prognosis, namely, rise of the healthy qi with decline of pathogenic qi leading to improvement and cure, while exuberance of the pathogenic qi with debilitation of the heathy qi resulting in deterioration and even death 1.7.8 sudden onset 猝发 the rapid appearance of symptoms after contraction 1.7.9. gradual onset 徐发 the gragual appearance of symptoms after contraction 1.7.10 taxation relapse 劳复 relapse of disease due to over-fatigue 1.7.11 relapse due to dietary irregularity 食复 relapse of disease due to improper diet 1.7.12 sexual taxation relapse 女劳复 relapse of didease due to intemperance in sexual activity 1.7.13 dissociation of yin and yang 阴阳离决 divorce of yin and yang, indicating the end of life P48 1.7.14 yin-yang disharmony 阴阳失调； 阴阳不和 a general term for all kinds of pathological changes due to imbalance and incoordination of yin and yang 1.7.15 abnomal exuberance of yin and yang 阴阳偏盛 any pathological change marked by yin or yang higher than the normal level due to yin pathogens or yang pathogens 1.7.16 abnomal debilitation of yin and yang